How to eat water chestnuts How to eat water chestnuts

Water chestnut is a common aquatic food with a crisp and tender texture and white and tender flesh. Its outer skin is mostly dark red. After its flesh is taken out, it can be eaten by humans, used as a raw material for processing starch, and can also be used in the production of a variety of foods. So how should people eat fresh water chestnuts after buying them? The following editor will introduce this issue, so that everyone can have a better understanding of the eating methods of water chestnuts.

How to eat water chestnuts

1. The water chestnut has a crisp and tender texture and a slightly dry taste. It can be eaten directly after removing the peel. However, before eating the water chestnut pulp directly, it is best to soak the water chestnut pulp in boiling water, because the surface of the water chestnut is easily contaminated with bacteria. If it is not treated with high temperature, the bacteria on its surface can easily enter the human body, causing infection and causing lesions in the internal organs of the human body.

2. In addition to being eaten directly, water chestnuts can also be cooked for people to eat. After being cut into pieces, they can be boiled in water, or boiled into a sweet soup with various ingredients such as white fungus and rock sugar. The flesh of water chestnuts can be cut into pieces and fried, or steamed and made into a puree, and then added with your favorite seasonings and mixed well before eating. No matter which way you eat it, people can taste the tempting taste of water chestnuts.

How to eat water chestnuts

1. Water chestnut and white fungus soup

Water chestnuts and white fungus can be cooked together to make sweet soup. When making it, you need to prepare appropriate amounts of water chestnuts and white fungus, and then prepare a dozen red dates, a piece of papaya and an appropriate amount of rock sugar. Peel the prepared water chestnuts, wash them, and cut them into pieces. Soak the white fungus in advance and tear it into small pieces. Wash the red dates, cut them into pieces and remove the date pits. Then remove the papaya and cut the rind into pieces. Put all the ingredients into the pot together, add the prepared rock sugar, put an appropriate amount of water, heat to a boil, and then cook for half an hour. After cooking, turn off the heat, take out to cool down and it can be eaten.

2. Corn and Water Chestnut Soup

Water chestnuts can also be cooked with corn to make soup. You need to prepare one corn and 200 grams of water chestnuts, as well as appropriate amounts of pork bones and dried octopus. In addition, you also need to prepare appropriate amounts of dried ginger slices, edible salt, and cooking oil. Prepare a casserole, put water in the casserole, and then put the prepared pork bones, corn, ginger slices, and water chestnuts into the pot. Put appropriate amount of cooking oil in the wok, fry the dried octopus, drain the oil, and then put it in the casserole to cook together. After boiling, simmer for two hours, and the delicious corn and water chestnut soup will be ready.